Comments on: Red Light Camera: One Month, One Camera, $709,900 in Fines

By: greg

greg — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:47:40 +0000

I got one in Roselle, corner of Rodenburg & Central, not the busiest of intersection at 1PM. My issue is that I own a company with 6 vehicles and at any given time 1 of 6 people could be driving any one of those vehicles. Without visual evidence of the driver how can they stick my business with the fine. Any ideas how to fight this one?

By: Ken

Ken — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:52:33 +0000

Tina – Did you fight this ticket, since there wasn’t any signage? I just received a $100 ticket for the same location of North and IL 59 and the photo does NOT show this sign. I’m fighting this.

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By: tina

tina — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:21:50 +0000

I received a $100.00 ticket at the location of North & IL 59 S. I took a right turn on red after stopping for few second to make sure traffic was clear. Few days later I received a ticket saying that I disobeyed traffic control signal. There wasn’t any sign mentioning no right turn on red. So why did I recieve this ticket and still have to pay for it?

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:47:11 +0000

How these got up in the first place is a mystery to me. It is blatantly unconstitutional. You have the right to face your accuser. So unless they haul that camera into court im never paying.

By: Brian Costin

Brian Costin — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:40:59 +0000

Maria,

I am sorry to hear your unfortunate occurrence with red light cameras in Schaumburg.

While it may be a consolation prize at best, I am pleased to report to you that Schaumburg officially turned off and ripped out the red light cameras just today.

After a very aggressive political outreach campaign the Schaumburg Freedom Coalition has won.

Tonight, I asked the Village board if they would be refunding to the over 10,000 people who got tickets the $100 dollar fine. The Village Attorney advised the Village Board Members and Mayor Larson to not answer the question.

Typical.

By: maria searle

maria searle — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:16:27 +0000

In December of last year I was in Plainfield visiting my brother. My family and I drove up from DALLAS, TEXAS and on ONE day we visited Schaumburg, to take the kids to Legoland. This past Monday (July 13, and almost seven months later)we received a letter from a collection agency on behalf of the “Village of Schaumburg” for TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS for allegedly running a red light. So we NEVER in seven months get a single item of correspondence informing us of this alleged infraction, but all of a sudden we are hit with a two hundred dollar collection bill? What is wrong with these people? Do they not know how to use Google? If “the Village of Schaumburg” had really wanted, they could have contacted us promptly….when the fine was the $100 you refer to — I guess they figured that because we were TOURISTS they could milk this ‘cash cow’ a bit more than with the locals!!! And we thought scams like these only originated in third-world countries — but then again, we had never been to Schaumburg, Illinois!

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By: mike

mike — Fri, 08 May 2009 21:39:22 +0000

I stopped shopping in Woodfield Mall because of this idotic photo enforcement system in Schaumburg. Why bother to visit place and fill like in jail cell?

By: Paul Froehlich

Paul Froehlich — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 04:49:33 +0000

More than one area state legislator voted for the red light camera bill, HB 4835, in 2006, which authorized suburbs to employ automated enforcement. Among those supporting this bill were Republicans John Millner, Dan Cronin and Peter Roskam in the Senate, and Republicans Suzie Bassi, Ruth Munson, Terry Parke and Paul Froehlich in the House.

By: Brian Costin

Brian Costin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:16:20 +0000

All 6 of the Village Trustees in Schaumburg voted for the Red Light Camera’s. Also, Mayor Larson, who can veto any ordinance the Trustees pass, voiced support for the red light camera.

I know that Schaumburg Rep. Paul Froehlich supported the Red Light Cameras as well.

While there are many issues that are equally or more important than Red Light Cameras, I think that all voters should absolutely take this into account when voting.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:47:11 +0000

Where can one find out exactly who voted FOR and AGAINST these cameras? Then we can work AGGRESSIVELY to remove them from office at the next election.

I saw an argument above that seemed to focus on whether the cameras improved or worsened safety – and then focused on money. NEITHER of these things are the main issue!!!

The main issue is Big Brother watching us, and the implications for privacy and freedom if the initial step of cameras watching our speed is taken further to monitor even more of our activities by faceless automated cameras and other equipment.

I have a lot of friends in law enforcement, the few times I have been pulled over I have been polite to the officer and paid my fine without complaint. But the cameras are EVIL.

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Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:26:21 +0000

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By: 30-yr.res

30-yr.res — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:45:48 +0000

gone2 has a good idea about a right green arrow while southbound Meacham traffic turns left onto Woodfield.

gone2 writes, He’ll be happy to know he’s wrong on this one. The Village no longer uses automated photo enforcement of the RTOR.

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Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:05:42 +0000

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